Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1887-04-08

Ono OF the most interesting men prominent II
the early history OF tho Musl,ingum Valley wa'
General Isaac Vau Horne. lie was born Jan
uary 49, 175i, in Bucks County, Pa, OF Dutch
parentagc, his ancestors having boon Of the
original settlers of New Amsterdam, IN. W
when II was colony OF Holland.
AT tho age OF twenty-five he entered the Con
tnentnl army as ensign. He was engaged
with his regiment building Fort Washington
when the news OF the Declaration OF Indopond
ence was received, July !, l116; participated in
the bate of Long Island in the following
August.
November 10 ITO, that part OF the army ia
which he was attached. numbering about 2,20O
was captured by the British under General
Howe. He was held as prisoner and subject
cd TO great exposure and hardship. Part of the
time he was on board transport in New York
hurbor. In May 1T,s with other officers, he was
exchanged and rcjoincd the army, and was or
dered home on recruiting service and to rccup.
crate after the long confinement In prison. AZ
ter some time spent thus he exchanged places
with Adjutant Houston Of his regiment, and
again rcjoined the army in the field; then under
the Marquis Lafayette they pursued Corvallis
in his retreat to Yorktown participating in tho
several engagements of the siege before the
. surrender. After the surrender of CORVALLIS,
General Van Horne's regiment was sent South
10 the Carolinns, and ut the close of the war
was mustered out.
in Bucks County, Pa, and settled upon it. be-
ing very much broken in health by his army
life.
Hc was soon after elected justice OF the
pence under the first const tuition OF Penn
sylvania, and after serving n few years rs
such was elected county coroner, serving four
years.
In lTP5 he was elected member OF the Pcnnsyl-
vunia House of Representatives, where he
served five or six years and then resigned.
In 1900 General Muhlcnberg, who repre-
sonted In Congress the district composed OF
Bucks Montgomery and Northampton Coun
ties, having been elected to the u. S. Senate,
General Van Horne was elected to succeed him
rs Representative in Congress, and he served
two terms
In 1905, at the expiration of his second term
in Congress, he removed to GAINESVILLE, and was
appointed by President jefferson Receiver of
Public Money for the Land Onlcc, which posi-
tion he held until December, 1926, when he re.
signed, and his son Bernard was appointed TO
succeed him.
He was appointed Adjutant General of Ohio,
md served in that capacity during the war of
1912.
Being one OF the very early settlers of Zancs-
vile, and holding an office which brought him
in contact with nearly everybody in or coming
into this part OF the country he became very
well known TO all the carly residents OF the
county, and during long life maintained
prominent ana hOnorcd position IN the com
munity and also acquired n large estate.
He died in 1897, leaving large family. Many
OF his descendants are now prominent people
In the place.
OF his family one son, Bernard succeeded to
his public business, and during his life filed
many positions OF honor and trust in the com
munity, and commanded tho highest respect of
people OF all parties.
Another son, Isaac, was Captain OF u company
in the war OF 1872, and was killed in battle at
Mackinac.
younger sur, Jefferson, entered the Military
Academy at West Point and graduating, enter
ed the army, served with distinction through
the Mexican war died ut Albuquerque, N
NJ, of which post he was major commanding
in 1852
-Four of his daughters, respectively married:
jeffrey Price, DIR. John Hamm, Harry Stafford
and John Van Horne, distant relative
Among their descendants are the Van Horncs,
Blacks, Grnhams, Saifords Sprngers and
Wiles, OF GAINESVILLE; the Tripetts and Bar
neys, OF Coshocton, and the Van Hamms of
Cincinnati.
The early bar OF GAINESVILLE was one OF exccp.
t'onal brilliancy and strength. 1t is not my
purpose 10 present sketch OF it here, but
rather to tell something about the man who was
perhaps the nbest member OF it. Charle, B.
Goddard was born October o, 1896, at Plainncld,
CT. His father, Calvin Goddard was u lawyer
q Judge OF the Supreme Court of the State
and member Of the famous Hartford Conycn-
tion.
Charles B. Goddard was graduated at Yale
College In 1911, when he was eighteen years of
age. He read law with his father Mt Norwich
CT, and came TO Ohio in 1877 He settled at
GAINESVILLE. In 1920 he married Miss Harriet
Convers, the eldest daughter OF Daniel Convors,
who was one OF the pioneers.